Section 40:55D-66.16 - Solar, photovoltaic energy facility, structure, certain, permitted use within every municipalitya. Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, a solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure constructed and operated on the site of any landfill or closed resource extraction operation, shall be a permitted use within every municipality.b. Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, a wind energy generation facility or structure constructed and operated on the site of any landfill or closed resource extraction operation, shall be a permitted use within every municipality outside the pinelands area as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L. 1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-3). The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.
Added by L. 2011, c. 141,s. 2, eff. 12/14/2011.